Program Overview

Program Overview

The SCSK 513 program, titled Medical Spanish for Health Care Professionals, is a one-credit selective designed to meet the needs of medical students who anticipate contact with Spanish-speaking patients in their future.

Program Details

This course is offered at the University's main campus and will provide students with a basic introduction to Spanish grammar and sentence structure, as well as an overview of vocabulary for specific medical purposes. The program will cover topics such as:

• Emergency medicine
• A visit to the family practitioner
• Basic anatomy
• Dealing with sensitive cultural issues

Program Requirements

Students are expected to have had some exposure to Spanish language instruction and be in good academic standing for the more specialized medical instruction to be beneficial.

Program Structure

The course will meet once a week for the entire term, and it is designed to reduce frustrations stemming from the lack of ability to communicate with the nation's fastest-growing non-English speaking group. The program aims to provide health care providers with at least a minimal understanding of the Spanish language, which has become an absolute necessity in the United States.

Credits and Classification

The program is classified as a selective and is worth 1 credit.